Our Staff

Lora Jackson

Lora is a Nurse Practitioner and has worked with Dr. Burkett for more than 20 years. She received her Nurse Practitioner degree from Colorado University and her undergrad degree in nursing from Avila College in Missouri. She enjoys spending time with her family and dog, hiking, skiing and playing tennis.

Ruthie Lestikow

Ruthie Lestikow is a Colorado native, born and raised in southwest Colorado. She received the Boettcher scholarship and attended Colorado College for her undergraduate degree in Biology. She received a Master’s Degree in physician assistant sciences from Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California in 2008. She has worked in Geriatrics, pediatrics, and internal medicine in San Diego, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. before settling in Denver. She loves spending time with her husband, children and their dog hiking, biking, back packing, snowboarding, telemark skiing, and playing ice hockey.

Janell Monforton

Janell Monforton is a Physician Assistant. She joined SouthPark Internal Medicine in March of 2016. She is married with three active children.

Jennifer Skalla

Jennifer Skalla graduated from Regis University with a Master’s Degree in Nursing. Before working as a Nurse Practitioner, she worked as a Registered Nurse in our office for 5 years. She is married and enjoys spending her free time with her husband, dog, bird and hiking.

Tina Nguyen

Tina is a Colorado native. She attended the University of Denver and received a Bachelor’s degree in Biology before earning her BSN from the Denver School of Nursing. In 2014, she started working for Dr. Burkett. While working at SouthPark Internal Medicine, Tina decided to return to school to further her education. She graduated from Regis University with a Master’s of Nursing.

Tina is fluent in Vietnamese and loves Vietnamese food. In her spare time you will find her enjoying all Colorado has to offer which includes brunch.